Last time we looked at HTML Tables.  In this lesson we will discuss HTML Anchors. What is an HTML Anchor? The HTML Anchor, quite simply, is you create a link on your blog or website. The HTML Anchor uses the A Tag: So let’s give you an example and then we’ll talk more about it.

HTML Anchor Code

HTML Archor Browser Results

Notice that in the A tag, there is a keyword ‘href’.  href stands for "Hypertext Reference’.  In our example above, our href points to http://askstanbeck.com/ – that’s this website.  So when a visitor clicks on the link, he will be taken to this website (http://askstanbeck.com/). Note that any text that is between the beginning A tag and the ending A tag will be included in the link text.  Above, you see the word ‘link’ between the two tags – and that’s what shows up in the browser results as linked.  Make Sense? How can I use this on my site? A link is a way to share a site to a visitor.  So, if there is something on another that would be of particular interest to your visitor, put a link to his site on your page. In summary:

• An HTML Anchor uses the A tag (beginning and ending)
• Use HTML Anchors to share other website pages with your visitor

In our next lesson, we will look at Images. Till Then…